It's what we do
I hope you have had a chance to see the ongoing national media coverage of Emory’s leadership role in the global fight against the Ebola virus. By caring for three Ebola patients so far, we have helped to develop knowledge and protocols that are now being used to combat the virus in West Africa and other regions.
As the Ebola epidemic continues unabated and international health authorities urgently call for more fiscal and human resources in the hardest-hit nations, it is rewarding to know that we at Emory have helped to save lives from the disease and to provide hope at a time when it is sorely needed. When the time came to do the right thing, our faculty and staff were amply prepared and selflessly driven to do so. In a press conference upon his discharge from Emory University Hospital, Dr. Kent Brantly spoke eloquently about his recovery from the Ebola virus and about the extraordinary Emory team who helped to make that recovery possible. This inspirational outcome resulted from the efforts not only of the outstanding physician and nursing team who stood behind him, but also from all the talented and dedicated staff and faculty behind the scenes.
Caring for such seriously ill patients requires an impeccably trained, well synchronized, and deeply compassionate team of professionals. Our Emory team is just that. Let us not forget that, even when there is no spotlight, we care for patients every day whose illnesses are perhaps less newsworthy but every bit as serious to them and their families. Every day, the most critically ill patients in the region turn to us for help, and every day we give them the world-class care they need to regain their health. It’s what we do. It’s who we are.
